Sports
Hemphill County family shines in Junior Rodeo Cowboys Association
Three sisters carried on their family heritage in style with top performances in the Junior Rodeo Cowboys Association this year. Scarlett Thomas, Ivy Erickson and Elle Erickson are the granddaughters of Bill and Susan Morris, who raised and trained world-champion Quarter Horses in the Gem Community for decades before Bill’s death in 2018.
During the 2025 rodeo season, Scarlett Thomas, Ivy Erickson and Elle Erickson each brought home numerous titles while competing in JRCA events throughout the Texas Panhandle.
Eight CHS runners to compete in State Cross Country Meet
Eight athletes will represent Canadian High School in the 2024 UIL Cross Country State Meet, which will be held Friday and Saturday, November 1-2, at Old Settlers Park in Round Rock. The Lady Wildcat team of Seniors Brooklyn Beedy, Arionna Black, Elizabeth Guerrero, Payton Lee, and Konnar McClendon, Junior Kimora Morales and Freshman Kate Escarcega, will kick off their 3A Girls run at 9:30 am Saturday, followed by Wildcat Sophomore Joseph Dominguez, who will compete individually among 3A Boys at 10 am.
8th Grade Wildcats defeat Muleshoe 42-40 last Thursday
Scoring Summary
Lady Cat Varsity cross-country team wins Canadian meet
The Lady Cat Varsity cross-country team won Canadian’s Annual Cross Country Meet here last Saturday for the third straight year. Konnar McClendon set a new course record with a blistering time of 10:59.
Finishing in second place, reported Coach Aaron Marks, was traditional powerhouse Gruver Lady Greyhounds.
Canadian’s Variety Girls team is made up of Konnar McClendon, Arizona Black, Elizabeth Guerrero, Brooklyn Beedy, Payton Lee, Kimora Morales, and Kate Escarcega.
Lady Cat Cross-Country runners place 2nd in Canyon Chicken Run Saturday
Canadian’s Lady Wildcat Cross-Country team kicked off the season on Saturday with the annual Canyon Chicken Run.
Eight girls ran on two different teams, reported Coach Aaron Marks. Team 1—whose members were Konnar McClendon, Elizabeth Guerrero, Payton Lee and Arionna Black—won second overall in its division.
Team 2 was made up of Kate Escarcega, Esmeriah Shields, Jackie Lerma and Kimora Morales.
